Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-09
MILIIIEIM PA. THURSDAY JUNE O., 1887

"Doing the washing" explained Rosa
mond, serenely "Dont you see the olothe
on the lines ? Aud we shall be ironing II
mn hour or two. We are working-bees
/ Captain Afford"
"Conldn't we help ?" said Harry Dray
ton, grounding arms nj once.
"l'In afraid not % said Clara, reddening
"Oh, Captain Afford" cried Eosamond
unable longer 10 rcprcss her laughter, don
look So hewildercd and I'll tell you the be
/ ginning, the middle and the end of IL nj
once"
"I suppose you are doing this for joke, >
said Captain Afford "or rs a wager, per
haps Ladies do sometimes bet, as | have
| heard"
But Rosamond shook her head, still with
the roguish dimples cleaning around heI
lips, the diamond-sparlSles in her eyes"
NO." said she, 1--WE are not doing IL for a
joke, nor yet for wager. We came M
here as artists, but we soon found that we
should starve 10 death on art
And she told the whole of her simple
story.
"No one knew IL but Mrs. Field, the land
LADY," said she. "Not that we are ashamed
of it, but-with n sudden rising of color "a
her cheeks-'one doesn't like 10 DC talked
about, you know"
Ashamed" cried the captain. ''I should
think not Why, never saw such plucky
girls in my life"
"You are regular heroines," applauded
Mr.. Drayton.
They sat and talked until the blue shadows
crept off the mountain-side, and the tramp
of the guides footsteps ON the rocks warned
the two officers that it was time 10 set forth
on their days expedition, and when they
vanished into the glens, Clara and Rosa
mond stood watching them.
"For the last time - said Rosamond.
Clara started.
"Why ?" said she.
"Why, because - said Rosamond. "You
will see. It's very easy 10 talk, but they
will not come back 10 us again. If there is
anything man dislikes, il is 10 see wo-
man strike out for herself"
"Nonscnse % said Clara.
'It is true" nodded RoSamond. "You
will see.'
But her prophesies failed. The two hunt
ers stopped ON their way back, 10 leave some
squirrels and tempting branch of wild
plums at the charcoal cabin. The next day
they strolled up again.
"It's deal jollier up here than down at
the hotel" declared Afford.
'If we shan't bore yon," said Drayton.
And so they kept coming until the end of
the season arrived, garlanded about with
still night frosts, scarlet leaves and STEALTH
ly-tlropping nuts.
'Do you know said Afford ,mournfully,
''the regiment is ordered 10 Arizona ? And
I've got 10 report Mt headquarters next
week"
Rosamond viewed him with sympathetic
eyes.
'Is Arizona SO very bad ?" said She
'T-I shouldn't mind IT," stammered the
young officer, 'if you were going with me.
Tell me, Rose, would-would you be will
iiiE ~ 10 10 .AllSolli IoI my Sihs
"Buf," faltered Bosamoud, "what will
Clara say 10 my leaving her, when we've
always been in sort of partnership, you
know -
Captain Affords arm stole softly around
Miss Eayfortl's trim wrist.
"But suppose you form n new partner
ship ?" said he "AS for Miss Seton-why
there's Drayton worships the very ground
she walks on, You know. Come . about
Arizona? ? II would he the Garden of Eden
20 me if you were there Won't you say
yes, dear Rosamond ."
And how RoSamond and Clara reioiced in
spirit that they had saved up enough
money from the proceeds of their summer
campaign TO buy two neat, little trousseaur.
"Aftcr ALL" said Rosamond, ioyfully,
''there is nothing like being independent"
"IIarry says, whispered Clara, that /
never looked so well in my life, rs when ]
stood there hanging out clothes on the
mountain side"
"And viii declares" added Rosamond,
''that he fell in love with me when l tried
to lift the big kettle off the fire, and could
not Dear Clara, what fortunate girls we
are"
"And what happy girls we are - cried
Clara.